Updated : 10/10/2024

Overview

South Euclid, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). South Euclid, OH, Muni. Code § 1311.01 (adoption). South Euclid, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). South Euclid, OH, Muni. Code § 1317.01 (adoption). For South Euclid, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Helpful resources for South Euclid, Ohio include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • South Euclid, Ohio Home Page
  • South Euclid, Ohio Building Department
  • South Euclid, Ohio Municipal Code
• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Ohio

Residential Building Code

Ohio adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, Ohio Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

South Euclid adopted the 2018 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2019 Residential Code of Ohio (2018 IRC)(South Euclid, OH 1311.01 CODE ADOPTED; COPIES.)

...Under provisions of Ohio R.C. 3781.10(H), there is adopted by the City that certain code known as the Residential Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three Family Dwellings of the City of South Euclid shall be comprised of the following sections: Chapters one through forty-three of the code entitled "The Residential Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three Family Dwellings", current edition as adopted by the State of Ohio, Board of Building Standards, along with the referenced editions of the National Electrical Code, Ohio Plumbing Code, and other referenced Codes and Standards....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In South Euclid, drip edge flashing is not required unless required in the manufacturer instructions. State amendments delete the model drip-edge provision in the 2018 IRC §R905.2.8.5. The drip edge provision refers readers to §§903.1 and 905.1. See Ohio Admin. Code 4101, section 8-9-1.

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for South Euclid ? Yes
Citation: Ohio Admin. Code 4101.8-3301.2(1) (Design criteria),
Municipal Code https://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4101:8-3-01v1
Comments:

Ohio completed Table 301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, and indicated that ice barriers are required. Ohio Admin. Code § 4101:8-3-01, Table 301.2(1).

Government Officials

Comments

South Euclid, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). South Euclid, OH, Muni. Code § 1311.01 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

No adoption of Appendix J of the adopted IRC was located in the municipal code or the city website.

For South Euclid, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Commercial Building Code

South Euclid adopted the 2021 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2017 Ohio Building Code (2015 IBC)(South Euclid, OH 1317.01 ADOPTION OF OHIO BUILDING CODE, CURRENT EDITION.)

...1317.01 ADOPTION OF OHIO BUILDING CODE, CURRENT EDITION. Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 731.231, there is hereby adopted by and for the City the current Ohio Building Code (OBC), as adopted by the Ohio Board of Building Standards, Department of Industrial Relations, and as published in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), save and except such portions thereof as may be hereinafter amended or deleted....

Comments

South Euclid, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). South Euclid, OH, Muni. Code § 1317.01 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

For South Euclid, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

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